Friday, April 21, 2006

Spiral Hat Chart

As you can tell my male model was not cooperating today, I guess because of the girlish colours. This hat was created for my youngest daughter Sydney, but she was in school so after a peanut butter sandwich bribe, Jevan reluctantly agreed.

Here's the hat on the table. I was going for the spiral effect and it really didn't come out too bad. I'd like to try this pattern flat knit but I know it would make it quite a bit smaller so I'm going to wait for the new WonderLoom from Decor Accents. I'm thinking a small gauge would be great for charting so you can see the designs better.

The brim is K1 P1 double-strand for 15 rows, then pull first row up and knit over.I then E-wrapped 24 rows of the chart + one last row, for a total of 25 rows. The last row I flat knit to see if I could get a less bulky top but I don't think it really helped much. Remove using the gathering method.

The chart located below is the same as the first chart I created. Click on it for a larger picture (a new window will open) each number represents a peg on the Green Knifty Knitter. There are three rows to follow in the chart, then they repeat themselves. Row one is as follows: E-wrap green on pegs 3, 6, 9, 12, and so on. Then pick up purple and e-wrap pegs 1&2, 4&5, 7&8, and so on. Knit over. Carry on to second row. Knit to desired length. If you have any questions email me or leave a comment :)

Update: My daughter, Sydney, arrived home from school to model the hat! It's a little big for her and I think next time I will not knit so many rows but the nice thing is she will probably fit it perfect this winter :)

Links

Yarngear
A pattern for loomed slippers is located here.Loom Knit
The Loom Knitter's Pattern Central (Excellent videos!)Fraggle Loom Love
One of the best sites for info and tons of links.Aunty Bonnie's Page
Recipes, genealogy, herbs, holiday pages, and so much more.Hillbilly Housewife
Homemade EVERYTHING including my fav "Magic Milkshakes,"(no milk, ice cream, or sugar) if you like Homemade this is the place for you!Firmly Planted
Make your own whiteboard, simple and cheap! Great tutorial :)